Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines football scholarship for his family as well as service to his community. Selmon is the son from Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Selmon. They took care of him at their farm in Eufala. He played second in football and was the third brother who played for Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. One year 1973 Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the nation's top lineman. For three seasons as the team's starter, Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and won two national championships. He was awarded a third scholarship in 1975 and named as an National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon earned his qualification in the field of education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer times a week in the course of his college. He returned to Tampa after graduation, and played as a member of the Buccaneers for 9 years and was three-time all-pro. The beginning of his business career came. By 1988 he had become an Account Relation Officer at Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked in these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute as a member of the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It's no wonder it was a surprise to hear that he was voted one of the top 10 notable young men of the nation from the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1982. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in size and weighed in at 256 pounds at the time he played in college. He played for the 1975 team. He joined his current position at University of South Florida as assistant director of athletics. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. The GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994, and then the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation presented its Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Senior. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor, who awarded this award.